Raise the Bar

The platform for untapped talent.

We Are Beer

Our festivals began as a showcase for some of the world’s most exciting breweries, all brought together in one place for beer lovers to enjoy. Since the first event in London in 2013, the family has grown to include Edinburgh Craft Beer Festival and Bristol Craft Beer Festival, each bringing their own unique line-up of beers, music and food to thousands of people over one weekend. Last year saw over 17,000 people through the doors across our three festivals.

Since the very beginning, we’ve worked with emerging breweries to spread the word about their amazing beers. From Beavertown to Verdant, we’ve worked hard to be a platform for talented brewers all over the world, and today, many established craft breweries approach us to help them launch their products into new markets through our festivals. In 2018 we worked with BOXCAR, Burnt Mill Brewery, Unity Brewing Co, and West by Three Brewing Co, showcasing their beer across the nation, providing them that all-important platform.

Raise The Bar is back, and we want you.

HOW IT WORKS

Raise the Bar is a national competition looking for the best new breweries in the UK. You send us your beer samples, our panel of expert judges will taste them, and we choose four winners. These four winners will go on to pour alongside the industry’s best at London, Edinburgh and Bristol Craft Beer Festivals.

“We exhibited at all three of the We Are Beer festivals this year and thoroughly enjoyed them all. From a Brewer’s perspective, it was an excellent opportunity to network with likeminded industry peers from around the world both at the festivals and at the post festival events in local bars." - Unity Brewing Co.

The Judges

How to Enter

1. Be a brewery that's less than two years old.

2. Fill out the entry form (click the button below), and we'll provide an address to send the beers to.

3. The panel of judges will taste the beers.

4. Four breweries will attend all three of our festivals, and be a press and social media feature for each event.

Raise the Bar

The platform for untapped talent.

RAISING THE BAR FOR BEER

We’re looking for new breweries with something extraordinary to offer. The UK's brewing sector is becoming more and more crowded, but we want this to be a platform and shine a light on those who are at the start of something incredible.

If you've been brewing commercially for less than two years, we want to hear from you. Tell us a bit about yourself and your vision, send us 3 or 4 beers that really tell your story, and you could be pouring your beers at three of the country's best craft beer festivals this summer.

In 2018, we sold a total of over 17 thousand tickets across all three of our festivals, all of whom are crazy about discovering the next big thing. This year, we’re expecting to exceed 20 thousand people. 20 thousand potential customers, drinking your beer, and telling everyone they know about it.

Jenn Merrick

Former head brewer at Beavertown and founder of new community brewery project, Earth Station, Jenn brings a wealth of expertise and industry experience to the table.